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Alla Zakarian

18-10-2018 | 13:11 Football
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Andreas Pereira opens up on the video which sparked a row between Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba

Manchester United star Andreas Pereira was caught in the middle of the storm, having appeared in Paul Pogba’s Instagram story during United’s defeat to Derby County in the Carabao Cup. The Brazilian star has now explained when the video took place and explained the fallout that ensued. 'It was in a cup game,' Pereira told UOL. 'Pogba posted the video before and there was me and left-back Luke Shaw laughing. We were winning the game 1-0 at the time of the video. Then we lost the game, and people said that Pogba posted later. But he posted before.' 'The manager thought that Pogba had posted later. He asked him why did that happen. There was a mood about it. These things were out here in England. But it's like, I have nothing to do with it. 'Mourinho gave me a chance, he said to me: "I want you to stay here". It would be a shot on my own foot to badmouth the guy who gave me the first opportunity to play and is still giving it.' The increasingly vexed relationship between the manager and his players has also prompted reports of Mourinho fighting for his job. 'The relationship is good, it's cool,' Pereira added. 'I have a very good relationship with him, with the players. And he also has a good relationship with the players. We don't feel that pressure coming from outside. Everyone says that he's being sacked. We do not feel that. 'For you to have an idea, I don't usually have any English media on my phone so I don't get intoxicated with everything they say. He's our manager, we give our life on the pitch for him and for us too. Everyone is very calm, very focused and very happy.' Pereira also reveals Manchester City fans keyed his car. 'The city itself is cool, but I stay at home because the weather here is not very good, it rains a lot, there is a lot of wind, we just want to stay at home. It's a bit complicated, there are a lot of fans from Manchester (United) and from City,' he added. 'It has already happened of me parking the car, the guys see that I'm a Manchester player, and they scratch my car. It's complicated. These things happen, but not always, because people are very calm. Having two big clubs so close is rare and special.'

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